Country matters

The CLA Game Fair at Belvoir Castle is a magnificent showcase for a coherent
rural world.

The 900 exhibitors at the CLA Game Fair, which opens today at Belvoir Castle, show that the country is not a green desert but a reservoir of enterprising businesses, producing everything that makes country life possible, from clothing to furniture. With scant help from the Government, they provide employment and keep the rural economy alive. The Daily Telegraph is proud to be associated with the fair, because we appreciate the virtues of the country and the people who live there.

The rural point of view is under-represented in the way Britain is governed. An urban clique makes decisions that affect millions of acres of which it knows nothing. It seems to take vindictive pleasure in making country people's lives awkward. At the Game Fair, a coherent rural world is visible in its glory.